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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Eugene's dad live?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Kansas.

2. What was the object wrapped in a blanket that Grover took out of his trunk?
(a) A dream-catcher.
(b) A song book.
(c) A drum.
(d) An Indian head-dress.

3. What did Dan say Nerburn thought too much about?
(a) Possessions.
(b) The weather.
(c) Time.
(d) Women.

4. What were tied to the lattice work between the arches?
(a) Ragged pieces of ribbon.
(b) White silk handkerchiefs.
(c) Ragged silk flags.
(d) Small crosses.

5. What adjective did Dan use to describe the hills where they were parked?
(a) Entrancing.
(b) Alive.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dan take out of the trunk at Wounded Knee?

2. Why was Sitting Bull great?

3. What New England writer did Dan bring up in the conversation?

4. What question did Nerburn ask the Indian which he shouldn't have asked?

5. What did Bobbie train Fatback to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between Lincoln and Jesus in Dan's eyes?

2. Describe what was in the bundle Grover took out of his trunk that he and Dan unwrapped in Chapter 12, "Welcome to Our Land"?

3. Describe the inside of Annie's house.

4. Dan said the white people had made them blanket Indians hanging around the trading post for handouts. What did he say they were now?

5. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

6. What did Dan take out of the trunk of the car at Wounded Knee?

7. Describe the Homestead town they visited in Chapter 15.

8. Of what did the latticework arch between the pillars at Wounded Knee remind Nerburn?

9. Dan said the trouble wasn't alcohol for the Indians. What did he say the trouble was?

10. Describe Annie's house.

(see the answer keys)

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